κωβιός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

According to Beekes, probably a loan from Pre-Greek. Furnée compares Akkadian 𒆪𒇥 (kuppū, kind of fish), suggesting a Semitic origin.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κωβῐός • (kōbiós) m (genitive κωβῐοῦ); second declension

  1. sort of fish of the gudgeon kind

Inflection

Derived terms

  • κωβίδον (kōbídon)
  • κωβῖτις (kōbîtis)
  • κωβιώδης (kōbiṓdēs)

Descendants

  • Latin: gōbius
  • Translingual: Gobius
  • Greek: γωβιός (goviós), γουβίδι (gouvídi)

Further reading

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